'I thought we'd be fairly bright to start with and I sensed a general positivity - but yes, the manner of the first goal took some of that away.'

Dyche continued:

'We will get through it together. We had a little rough spell a bit earlier this season and we came out the other side - so there's no reason not to believe in ourselves and keep working towards developing and improving.

'I've said after victories that we're a squad that's learning all the time, so I think it's fair for me to stress that again; we are not the finished product and there's always things we can look to improve.'

The Goldenboys will get the chance to rectify their form next Saturday with a visit from Eddie Howe's Burnley.